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GENERAL INFORMATION

SET-ASIDE

Network Contracting Office

NCO 19

6162 South Willow Drive, Suite 300 Greenwood Village CO 80111

POINT OF CONTACT*

Contract Specialist Phoebe Farmer Phoebe.Farmer@va.gov

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

500 Foothill Dr.

Salt Lake City Utah

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

DESCRIPTION

Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration (VHA), VA Medical Center, 500 Foothill Dr. (VAMCSLC), 500 Foothill Dr., Salt Lake City, Utah 84148 has a requirement for Compass’s Dermatopathology Consultative Services. The contract will be awarded as a firm fixed price contract for one base period with four optional renewal periods. The Contractor shall furnish labor and facilities to provide Dermatopathology Consultation Services for the VA Salt Lake City Health Care System (VASLCHCS), Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Service (P&LMS) Department.

The VASLCHCS, P&LMS Department will cut, and stain\dermatopathology slides, and send the slides to the contractor for dermatopathology consultative services, on cases requiring a second opinion from experts specializing in Dermatopathology (tests showing a possible pathology such as cancer). Unstained and stained slides may be sent to contractor. All slides stained and unstained are property of the VA Salt Lake City Health Care System (VASLCHCS), Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Service (P&LMS) Department and should be returned to the VASLCHCS. Services will be required for a base year beginning June 1, 2025, through May 31, 2030, and four (4) inclusive one-year options thereafter.

Schedule of Services These services will be provided Monday through Friday from 0800 to 1630 Mountain Standard Time (MST). The contractor is not required to provide services for Federal holidays or weekends. The Test Description Menu for these services are as follows:

Test Description Estimated Annual Quantity Turnaround Time Consulting for Dermatopathology Services 5 Days Immunoperoxidase Services 5 Days Cutaneous Direct Immunofluorescence 5 Days Cutaneous Direct Immunofluorescence (Interpretation Only) 5 Days H&E (Non-frozen); Process & Diagnosis;

DIF 5 Days H&E (Non-frozen); Diagnosis Only Days

In response to this announcement, please provide the information below. If this information is not provided, then it will be assumed the entire requirement cannot be met:

NAICS Code: 541380

Company Name:

Address:

UEI (Unique Entity ID) Number:

Contact Name:

Phone No.:

Email:

Business Size Information - Select all that applies:

· Small Business

· Emerging Small Business

· Small Disadvantaged Business

· Certified under Section 8(a) of the Small Business Act

· HUBZone

· Woman Owned

· Certified Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small

· Veteran Owned Small Business

· Large Business

FSS/GSA Contract Number:

Effective Date/ Expiration Date:

Available pricing structure of proposed solution (select all that are applicable below):

(CPRR) Cost Per Reportable Result

Cost Per Test(CPT)

Reagent Rental Agreement

Equipment Rental with Reagent Purchase

Fixed Monthly Charge

Other: (Please explain)

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Market Rearch Questions:

Buy American Act (FAR 52.225) – What percentage of the proposed product (including leases) is a:

1. Domestic end product? _____________ (%)

2. Foreign end product? _______________ (%)

Questions for Small Businesses ONLY:

1. Limitations on Subcontracting (FAR 52.219-14) – What percentage of the work would be subcontracted to another company? ________ If > 0, what is company’s business size: __________

2. If subcontracting, what added value do you offer (FAR 52.215-23): _______________________________

3. Nonmanufacturer Rule (FAR 52.219-33):

a. Does your company manufacturer these proposed items? [ ] yes [ ] no

b. Does your company exceed 500 employees? [ ] yes [ ] no If yes, list # of employees: _________

c. Does your company primarily engaged in the retail or wholesale trade and normally sells the type of item being supplied? [ ] yes [ ] no

d. Does your company take ownership or possession of the item(s) with its personnel, equipment or facilities in a manner consistent with industry practice? [ ] yes [ ] no

e. Does your company supply the end item of a small business manufacturer, processor or producer made in the United States, or obtains a waiver of such requirement pursuant to paragraph (b)(5) CFR 121.406. [ ] yes [ ] no If yes, what is the manufacturer’s name? ________________

The information submitted shall contain the company’s business size status. This is a request for information and sources only, which may or may not lead to a future solicitation. This is not a request for quote (RFQ). No questions will be answered. The VA will not pay for any information received resulting from this sources sought notice. Requests for copies of a solicitation shall not be honored or acknowledged. Information should be forwarded to the Contracting Officer. If your organization can provide all services of this potential requirement and is interested in this opportunity, please respond to Phoebe Farmer, Phoebe.Farmer@va.gov, Contract Specialist, Department of Veterans Affairs, NCO 19, 6162 S. Willow Drive, Suite 300, Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111 and NCO19lab@va.gov with a statement describing your capabilities and completed table above. The capability statement shall include a point of contact, complete mailing address, telephone number, email address and state the company’s business size status. The deadline for this information to be received is 16:30 PM Central Standard Time, 03/05/2025.

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